Campaigners against "right-to-die" legislation, who commissioned the research, urged peers to recognise voters' fears about the move and throw out the plans when they are debated tomorrow. Proposals by Labour ex-justice secretary Lord Falconer, which would offer the chance of assisted dying to terminally ill patients deemed mentally capable and within six months of likely death, were the subject of a marathon debate in the House of Lords in July.Among backers were former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey who shocked many by declaring he had reversed his opposition - but the issue remains highly controversial and is set to provoke further fierce discussion. Continue reading

With Lord Falconer's ássisted dying' bill moving into committee stage in the UK House of Lords, Peter Saunders from the UK Care NOT Killling Alliance reports on what happens to public opinion once the facts of the bill are known. There is ample poll data showing that the majority of the British public support legalising assisted suicide (AS) in principle.The former Voluntary Euthanasia Society (now rebranded Dignity in Dying) claims a figure of 80% although I have previously argued that such levels of support are uncommitted, uninformed and unconvincing. Continue reading

comments on US Polls and why polls really don't help us understand what people really think and want.  Alex SchadenbergA recent poll indicates that 55% of Americans support assisted suicide. The poll that was conducted by Continue reading

Why opinion polls supporting euthanasia are a waste of space By Dr. Peter SaundersEditor's note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members. Continue reading

  "If a hopelessly ill patient, experiencing unrelievable suffering, with absolutely no chance of recovering, asks for a lethal dose, so as not to wake again, should a doctor be allowed to give a lethal dose or not ?"  Continue reading